Multiple sources with knowledge of Attorney General Kathleen Kane's draft report on her investigation into whether Tom Corbett "slow-walked" the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse investigation say the report constitutes "a complete vindication" of the governor's handling of the investigation while he was attorney general.

The report has not been released publicly, but it has been shared with people who are named in it so they can respond. The report will not be released until those responses have been incorporated and a judge gives the go-ahead.

Multiple sources with knowledge of the contents of the report told The Patriot-News/PennLive on Saturday that the report indicates there is no evidence whatsoever that any political influence was put to bear on the case, nor any evidence the investigation was slowed down for political influence.

Multiple sources said the report is a "complete repudiation" of that.

According to an excerpt in the Tribune-Review, "There's nothing in the available document record or witness interviews to support that Attorney General Corbett or anyone else in the OAG executive office at this time gave any instructions on how to conduct the investigation."

Sources also indicated the report found no evidence that political donations from people associated with The Second Mile had influenced the investigation in any way.

Sources said the report also indicates there's no evidence the Sandusky investigation suffered from lack of resources because of the contemporaneous BonusGate investigation.

The sources said the report does raise the question of whether or not prosecutors should have executed a search warrant on Sandusky's home earlier; they say it indicates there was a question among prosecutors whether or not there was sufficient probable cause for the warrant.

When contacted Saturday, Attorney General spokesman J.J. Abbott said, "We will not comment on any speculation about the report. It will be released in its full context when all the legal requirements have been met."

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